Dylan Thomas on Poetry

“A good poem helps to change the shape and significance of the universe, helps to extend everyone's knowledge of himself and the world around him.”

“You can tear a poem apart to see what makes it technically tick...You're back with the mystery of having been moved by words. The best craftsmanship always leaves holes and gaps in the works of the poem so that something that is not in the poem can creep, crawl, flash or thunder in.”